Try not to be too long. I'm supposed to bepicking Janice up at half-eight. Well, get your skates on!" Can't you just phone her?" You think she'll have...kept the same number? Have a bit of common." Why the sudden panic, Sylv? So there's a bit more gossip and innuendoflying about. She's got two hundred and fifty thousand excellent excusesfor ignoring it. If I was her, this time tomorrow I'd be on a plane toAcapulco." Because Helen Sutton died the same night as Bob Hodgson, that's why.Heart attack,. Sarbun curls up beside me, and I touch her shoulders softly, trying to comfort her. I have an idea where the bear went.I call up "computer" to ask Kemon if he has made the bear disappear."Yes, Steve, we took care of the bear. He is safe about ten miles away from you right now. We are surprised you did not shoot the bear with your arrows. We rather expected that," Kemon tells me."Bows are not the weapon of choice to kill a bear. If ten of us are shooting at a bear, the bear would still probably. I wanna dress the tree, and I want the tree to be the only thing that’s dressed.’ ‘That is so hot,’ I told her. ‘We can be like heathens. I mean, literal heathens, dancing naked around the tree! We just have to be careful with the hooks on the ornaments.’ I put on a CD of romantic holiday music. Like most music of that niche, it was terrific as romantic/horny music but not so great as Christmas music. The token Chanukah song was better in that regard than most of the Christmas songs. Sam played. I started with a long soak in the tub, then began to get ready.Even though nobody would see them, I wore lacy black panties with ablack bra and garterbelt. Once I had the hose on, I sat at the vanityto do my hair and makeup. Brushing it out, I let my hair fall to myshoulders, using a small black and gold barrette to hold it away frommy ears. Light foundation, then gray and blue eye shadow, accented withdeep black eyeliner and mascara. A soft rose blusher to highlight mycheeks and I was ready.